Vijilesh Karayad

Vijilesh Karayad is a Malayalam film actor, known for his performances in Maheshinte Prathikaaram and Varathan.[1]

Vijilesh Karayad
Alma mater	Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Mahatma Gandhi University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present

Early life and career

Vijilesh grew up in Karayad in the Kozhikode district of Kerala and attended Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady,[2] where he received his Master of Philosophy degree in theatre studies.[3] His first noteworthy role was in Dileesh Pothan’s Maheshinte Prathikaaram, as a timid man who learns kung fu to protect his sister from eve-teasers.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director
2016	Maheshinte Prathikaaram	Martial Arts Guy (as Vijilesh)[4]	Dileesh Pothan
	Kali	Moped Guy	Sameer Thahir
	Guppy	Pappoy	Johnpaul George
2017	Alamara	Photographer	Midhun Manuel Thomas
	Varnyathil Aashanka	Parthan	Sidharth Bharathan
	Vimaanam	Venkidi's Friend	Pradeep M. Nair
	Aabhaasam		Jubith Namradath
	Nalpathiyonnu (41)	Lijo	Lal Jose
	Thrissivaperoor Kliptham		Ratheish Kumar
2018	Kallai FM		Vineesh Millennium
	Sukhamano Daveede		Anup Chandran, Raja Mohan
	Premasoothram	Pandan Paramu	Jiju Asokan
	Theevandi	Libash	Fellini T. P.
	Varathan	Jithin[2]	Amal Neerad
2019	Panthu		Shaji Changaramangalam
	Happy Sardar	Eldho	Sudip Joshy, Geethika Sudip
2020	Kappela	Riyas	Muhammad Musthafa
2021	Peace		Sanfeer K

References

1. "Vijilesh Karayad - Biography". veethi.com. 24 November 2020.
2. "'As Jithin, I'm easy to hate': Vijilesh Karayad". The Hindu. 11 October 2018.
3. "The unconventional antagonist". deccanchronicle.com. 24 Sep 2018.
4. "Mollywood actor Vijilesh finds his soulmate!". The Times of India. 17 July 2020.